The wrong transmigrator assigned by the system

The puppet soldiers ran forward, constantly closing in on the elven soldiers. Just before they were about to crash into the elven shields, they suddenly turned around and slashed their wings into the shields, instantly sawing them open and allowing the puppet soldiers to break into the ranks of the elven soldiers.

As she watched the puppet soldiers run quickly among the elven soldiers, and the terrifying chainsaw wings sawed hundreds of elven soldiers in half, Miral gradually became very excited, because she could already see the moment when she would be awarded the medal.

However, Lu Ming knew that although those puppet soldiers were very powerful and could earn Miral and Henes some merit, the number of puppet soldiers was too small, so the merit they could gain was far too little to earn Miral any title; at most, she could only get a knighthood.

So, taking advantage of the fact that the Elven army was temporarily unable to reach the city walls due to the rock blockade imposed by Aggron and the massacre by the puppet soldiers, Lu Ming took out a large amount of dragon scales and ashes, as well as piles of fine iron sand from his phone.

Without saying a word, Miral understood Lu Ming's meaning and hurriedly worked with Henes to turn these things into more and more puppet soldiers.

As before, this batch of puppet soldiers, though made of different materials, were all cheetah-shaped puppet soldiers. They were extremely fast runners. After leaping off the city wall, they quickly joined up with the previous thirty-six puppet soldiers and began a massacre of the elven soldiers!

“One hundred and eight puppet soldiers should be able to cause the elves a lot of trouble. Now we should start using magic to destroy those ladders and battering rams.” After glancing at the puppet soldiers slaughtering the elven soldiers, Lothric said to Lu Ming.

"Understood." Lu Ming nodded slightly, then stopped worrying about the puppet soldiers and instead joined the mages of Yogsotus in using magic to bombard the elven ladders and battering rams, preventing them from bringing those siege weapons to the small town.

At the same time, some mid-level officers of the Elven race drew their longswords and scimitars, which gleamed with a hint of lightning, and charged towards Miral and Henes's puppet soldiers.

Honestly, these puppet soldiers are extremely vulnerable to lightning attacks because their materials include scales and ashes of dragons that are afraid of lightning. It's quite normal that they are countered by lightning.

To deal with this situation, Lu Ming secretly put a special magical metal into the materials he gave Miral and the other person. This metal would cause a violent explosion if it came into contact with lightning.

Calculations show that the binding magic controlling the puppet soldier can quickly reassemble its body after the metal explosion, turning it into a slightly thinner puppet soldier...

While bombarding the elven chariots with magic, attacking them one by one, Lu Ming was also paying attention to the puppet soldiers' movements. So he saw an elven officer, after paralyzing one of the first batch of puppet soldiers created by Miral and his companion with a lightning-attribute weapon forged from the ashes of giants, attack another one of the second batch of puppet soldiers.

Lu Ming slightly curled the corners of his mouth, then stopped looking in that direction.

Meanwhile, the mid-level elven army that Lu Ming had been watching was currently fighting a cheetah puppet soldier with a lightning-attribute weapon, trying its best to paralyze the puppet soldier, which clearly used dragon scales to resist magical attacks.

Because the materials used to make the puppet soldiers include dragon scales and dragon ashes, when they are pierced by lightning-attribute weapons, a series of reactions occur. Ultimately, these two special materials, which were originally used to protect the puppet soldiers, become things that hinder the puppet soldiers' binding magic.

In other words, once a lightning-attribute weapon pierces the puppet soldier's body, the dragon scales and dragon bone ash will begin to affect the binding magic, causing the puppet soldier to fall into a prolonged state of paralysis.

If Miral and Henes hadn't reformed the binding magic under Lu Ming's pressure and guidance, these puppet soldiers might have been destroyed directly after being attacked by lightning-attribute weapons instead of being paralyzed for a period of time.

The elven officer relentlessly attacked the cheetah puppet soldier, though almost every attack was blocked by the puppet soldier's claws and wings. Undeterred, he continued his assault.

Finally, he seized an opportunity, using a lightning-attribute weapon to open the wings of the puppet soldier's attack and then delivering a heavy blow to the puppet soldier's body.

At that moment, he couldn't help but want to cheer, but the next moment, he was engulfed by a terrifying ball of flames!

Boom!

A deafening roar suddenly erupted on the battlefield, and all the soldiers of Mirakaisar and Aifa saw a terrifying crimson flame rise up on the battlefield.

Just as everyone was shocked by the sudden explosion, Lu Ming suddenly smiled and said to Edsor, "Now you're not worried anymore, are you?"

Upon hearing this, Lothric and the others realized that the explosion was caused by the puppet soldiers. Although they didn't know what had happened, many people began to praise Miral and Henes, saying how skilled they were.

But Miral knew that this should be an article from the materials Lu Ming gave them, not something the two of them had done.

However, watching the dragon scales, ashes, and fine iron filings reform in the flames, transforming back into a complete puppet soldier, Miral suddenly realized that Lu Ming was reminding her of the true purpose of these mindless puppet soldiers. Thinking of this, Miral secretly resolved that she absolutely could not let Lu Ming down, and that she would treat him better, at least not abandon him any longer.

At this moment, another loud bang rang out, and another burst of flame rose up, killing countless elven soldiers. This made the elven soldiers gradually wary of the puppet soldiers and dare not easily attack them.

Therefore, Mirar and Henes' puppet soldiers effectively restrained the elven soldiers, preventing them from properly attacking the city, thus allowing Lu Ming and his group to successfully defend against the siege.

Chapter 8 - Soldiers and Commanders

At the same time that Aifa's army retreated, it began to rain.

"It's raining." Raindrops fell on Lu Ming's face, making him look up at the sky, which was already covered with dark clouds.

"Rain will greatly affect visibility. It looks like there will be a fierce battle tonight," Edsor said with some concern, glancing at the sky and Aifa's troops.

“Yes.” Lu Ming, Lothric, and the other officers were also somewhat worried about Edsor’s concerns.

Visibility at night is already poor, and with the rain, even the best visibility might not be more than a hundred meters. In such a situation, without mages providing illumination, the Aifa army could easily seize the opportunity to advance their siege weapons into a very unfavorable position for Lu Ming and his group, launching an unimaginable attack on this small town. Therefore, to avoid this, Lu Ming decisively led the mages to create magical lamps on the city walls to provide illumination and prevent any unforeseen problems.

However, after two sieges, most of the mages were gone. If the elves were to launch a third siege that night, the mages would likely be reduced to a bunch of archers by the time the battle was halfway through.

The low mana regeneration rate and the relatively low rank of most mages are the reasons why most countries in Puru cannot use mages as a primary military unit. After all, warriors and priests are easier to train and advance much faster than mages, a profession that requires a large foundation of knowledge. Because of this, even the Yggdrasil, jointly established by Lu Ming and Lothric, only has a small number of mages; the majority of the troops are priests and warriors.

"What do we do now? Just wait for them to attack us again and again?" Ramanlas suddenly asked Lu Ming and the others.

"No! We must find an opportunity to fight back, otherwise if we keep taking the hits, one day this small town will be captured by them. After all, the difference in troop strength between us and them is just too great!" Lu Ming shook his head and said.

“So what should we do? Their forces outnumber ours several times over, and even a surprise attack wouldn’t be enough to repel them. Besides, it rains a lot in this area this season, so fire attacks aren’t feasible. There aren’t any large rivers nearby, so water attacks won’t work either.” Edsor, the most shrewd officer, explained the unfavorable situation to Lu Ming, Lothric, Ramanlas, and the others.

“The enemy has too many people. Even if we send our priests on light cavalry to launch lightning spears at them, the gains will be minimal. Apart from Professor Satch and Professor Unos’s puppet soldiers, we basically have no other Aphrodite abilities to retaliate,” Hawkwood said, adding what Edsor hadn’t mentioned.

Upon hearing this, Lu Ming paused for a moment, then said, "It seems we really have no choice but to wait."

"Wait?" Upon hearing Lu Ming's words, Lothric and the others were slightly taken aback, unsure of his meaning. However, judging from his words, there must be some special news; otherwise, given Lu Ming's personality, he would have taken a gamble.

Regardless of what others thought, Lu Ming calmly gazed at the distant army of Aifa, a slight smile playing on his lips, looking exceptionally dangerous...

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Late at night, in the Elven camp, several Elven officers were mobilizing their troops in preparation for the third siege.

However, many elven soldiers began to question their commander's decisions after the two failed sieges. During the previous two sieges, if they had simply held on, the mages among the soldiers of the Duchy of Erebus in the Kingdom of Miracaissa would have run out of magic and become useless archers, at which point the elven soldiers would have been able to storm the city walls and capture the city gates.

Moreover, even if they were repelled by the soldiers of the Duchy of Erebus once again, they would still be able to kill most of the mages who had exhausted their magic power, allowing the artillery battalion to deliver a fatal blow to the enemy, instead of the current situation where the artillery battalion was almost rendered useless and the soldiers lost nearly ten thousand elves.

Despite their dissatisfaction, the siege had to continue. However, if this time, the commander chose to retreat during another siege, they shouldn't blame them for killing him and replacing him with someone else. After all, this cycle of attacking, retreating, and attacking again, constantly using their own soldiers' lives to deplete the enemy's arrows, was simply too much!

"Chief, do you think we can take this small town this time?" At this moment, one of the elven soldiers who was assembling suddenly asked his commander.

"Of course! Why not!" The centurion, who commanded a thousand soldiers, smiled and said.

“But I always feel that the general doesn’t really want to take this small town, otherwise he wouldn’t have made so many wrong decisions.” Another soldier glanced at the commander’s tent and said in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, the centurion and the other mid- to low-ranking officers couldn't help but agree with the man's statement. However, out of loyalty to the country and Her Majesty the Queen, they did not agree with him. Instead, they reprimanded the soldier who had spoken his mind.

"What nonsense are you talking about! Assemble immediately, we're about to begin the siege!"

"Yes, sir!!" Knowing that the officers were protecting these talkative soldiers, the elven soldiers responded and joined the ranks that were about to set off to attack the city, preparing to begin another assault.

Just as they were preparing to set off for their third siege, in the elven commander's tent, an old man dressed in a black robe, whose identity was unclear—whether human or elf—was discussing their next move with the commander.

"Within the Aifa Empire, many nobles have already sworn allegiance to our vampires and the Church of the Deep. So you don't need to worry about your empress, who no longer has any nobles to pledge allegiance to, finding out what you're doing, nor do you need to worry about being punished. Because everything you're doing is for Lord Eldridge!" The old man, hidden beneath his robes, used a seductive voice to bewitch the commander of the Aifa army.

“But if we give up halfway again, I’m afraid Marshal Salador will kill me!” the elven commander said with great concern.

"General Tursalasa, your worries are completely unnecessary, because we have no intention of you making a third retreat. The best way to wear down the elven army loyal to the royal family is to fight to the death!"

"Why? If our Forest Arrows really wanted to take that small town, there's absolutely no way the humans could defend it!"

"You're wrong about that."

"what?"

"General, you must have already witnessed the thunderous barrage of Yugsotus, right?" the old man asked the commander with a slight nod.

"Thunderbolt rain? I saw that tactic of using the miracle of the undead during my first siege. But I don't understand how that could possibly keep my army outside the city walls."

“Thunderbolts are certainly out of the question, but the strongest point of the Yggdrasil is not thunderbolts. What’s most terrifying is that each of them has signed a contract with the shadow creatures of the Shadow World. Once they use the power of the contract to summon the shadow creatures to this world, how much of a chance do you think your army will have?”

"I don't know where you got this information, but because Lord Eldridge traded giant embers for a territory with Her Majesty the Queen, many of my troops now possess lightning-attribute weapons! These weapons are enough for them to harm shadow creatures, so I've long felt that they can't possibly hold out against this siege!" The commander looked at the old man with great suspicion and said coldly.

At this moment, the old man suddenly shouted in displeasure, "Glak Tulsarasa! Are you speaking ill of Lord Eldridge?!"

Upon hearing this, the elven commander immediately said, "I had no intention of speaking ill of Lord Eldridge; I was merely stating the facts!"

But as soon as he finished speaking, the old man sneered and said, "Say what you will. Anyway, someone like you who is not loyal enough to Lord Eldridge will soon know how powerful Lord Eldridge is."

As he walked out, the old man said, "Furthermore, once your soldiers return defeated, you'll know whether Yogsotus's special army can help Erebus's ordinary army withstand your Forest Arrows' offensive!"

Upon hearing this, the elven commander gritted his teeth and glared at the man, letting out a cold snort of dissatisfaction before turning away and ignoring the old man.

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Standing on the city wall in the pouring rain, Lu Ming used magic to look at the Aifa army preparing to launch another attack in the distance. He said to Ramanlas and Miral beside him, "Aifa's third siege is coming. You can still hide in a safe area now. Once the battle starts, you won't be able to leave."

"What do you mean? Are you looking down on us?" Miral said with some displeasure upon hearing this. "Do you think I'm some rich young lady who can't stand the sight of blood? I'm an undead who used to travel in Dolangreg!"

At this moment, Ramanlas said, "I participated in the war against Yaru, so I hope to continue fighting alongside you here!"

"Whatever..." After glancing at the elven army, knowing that the elves could not retreat this time, Lu Ming used a contract to summon a noblewoman in a black dress and an angel in white armor, and said to them, "Domira, Kass, protect them."

“Yes, Father.” “Yes, Father.” The summoned shadow demon and seraphim replied in unison.

Yes, the two women summoned by Lu Ming are his adopted daughters, raised from two newly born shadow and light elemental creatures summoned by him using the Shadow World and Light Element World. Although only a year and a half old, they are already powerful beings in their respective worlds, and thus capable of protecting Ramanlas and Miral.

Moreover, both Shadow Demons and Seraphs are extremely powerful beings that can bring a significant advantage to the battle.

However, to the surprise of Ramanlas and Miral, the Shadow Demon Domira was actually able to speak!

Shadow demons are incapable of speaking because their minds are chaotic. While they possess a degree of intelligence, can obey their contractors, and develop feelings for them, they shouldn't be able to speak. But Domira...

"A talking shadow demon... What kind of forbidden experiment did Lu Ming do?" Henes, standing not far away, couldn't help but murmur as she watched Domira transform her gorgeous dress into a jet-black suit of armor using shadow.

However, when Lothric, who was not far away, heard her murmur, he uttered a sentence that startled Heneis, Edsor, and the others.

"If you had seen him give a terrifying monster of intelligence and the ability to speak to a Shoggoth, you would know what kind of taboo he is playing with."

Upon hearing Lothric's words, almost everyone who had heard of Shoggoth from the news coming from Ampu was shocked. Even Domira, the shadow demon, and Cassius, the seraph, were slightly taken aback. This shows just how terrifying a terrifying being like Shoggoth, who should never have existed, was!

While most of the officers were still reeling from Lothric's words, Aifa's army began marching toward the small town where Lu Ming and his men were.

As the third siege was about to begin, Lu Ming and the other soldiers and officers on the defending side involuntarily took a deep breath, gripping their bows, staffs, amulets, and swords tightly, preparing for a desperate battle with the elves.

As the elven army slowly approached, Miral and Henes began to manipulate the puppet soldiers to leap off the city walls. Lu Ming and the officers also released their respective Pokémon, letting Aggron, Crowdora, and Crowdora use rocks to seal and divide the elven army. The magicians and priests of Yggdrasil also began to unleash magic and miracles on the heads of the elven soldiers.

Lu Ming and Lothric also drew their bows and arrows, firing a series of deadly arrows.

Unlike the arrows shot by others, Lu Ming and Lothric's arrows were all headshots, with not a single one missing its mark!

Such terrifying archery skills made many ordinary army commanders envious, and also made Edsor, who had no bow and arrow skills at all, grit his teeth in anger, because his soldiers were praising Lu Ming and Lothric, but no one praised him.

However, even such a frenzied attack could not stop the advance of the elven army, who were now prepared to launch a desperate assault.

The previous two retreats had already brought them shame, so they no longer intend to retreat.

The elves are proud, so they cannot accept two defeats. Now, for the third time, they will fight to the death to conquer this small town that is blocking their path into Erebus!

Chapter Nine - Giants

With a single sword stroke, Lu Ming beheaded an Aifa Empire soldier who was climbing the city wall using a ladder. He then kicked another soldier who was about to climb up the wall, causing him to collide with other soldiers on the ladder and tumble down to the ground. They were then crushed by the rocks of Pokémon like Aggron. Immediately afterward, Lu Ming's sword was forced to strike the Aifa soldiers on the other side.

It took Aifa's army about twenty minutes to take advantage of the fact that the mages of Yogsotus had run out of magic power, set up the siege ladders, and rush up the city walls of the small town, where they began close combat with Lu Ming and the others.

This situation forced Lu Ming and the others to temporarily abandon their bows and arrows and instead begin fighting the elves with swords and knives.

However, the situation of being outnumbered by the enemy kept Lu Ming and his men from breathing all the time.

Left with no other option, Lu Ming could only kill one of Aifa's soldiers with a single sword strike before shouting to Yogg-Sotus's soldiers, "Mages and warriors, summon shadow creatures! Priests, summon light elementals!!"